Farmland Preserved

The state's land preservation board has issued protection for more than 2,100  acress of farmland.  The area includes 22 farms in more than a dozen counties.  Since the preservation program began in 1988 --- more than 460,000 acres has been set aside for future agriculture production.   The board says agriculture translates to an estimated $5,700,000 in economic impact across the state. 

List of farms Preserved:

• The Arentz Family LP farm, a 92.94-acre crop farm

• The Kevin and Pamela Grubb farm #2, a 53.06-acre crop farm

• The Allen and Rebecca Rebman and Richard and Carol Reed farm, a 92.90-acre crop and livestock operation

• The Walter Trycieki Estate farm, a 69.93-acre crop farm
• The Donald Metzger farm, a 248.02-acre crop and livestock operation

• The Moore Family Farm Ltd. farm, a 96.82-acre crop and dairy operation

• The Earl Zartman farm #1, a 59.87-acre crop farm

• The Norman Feldman farm #2, a 49.74-acre crop farm
• The Ernest and Harry Rotz farm, a 59.28-acre crop and livestock operation

• The Elvin Lapp farm, a 76.41-acre crop farm
• The Elmer and Annette Sensenig farm #1, a 45.40-acre crop farm
• The Elmer and Annette Sensenig farm #2, a 112.64-acre crop farm
• The McKonley/Frey Dairy Farms, a 74.97-acre crop and dairy operation

• The Eleanor Eby-Patterson farm, a 122.99-acre crop and livestock operation
• The Irvin J. Hess farm, a 116.49-acre crop farm

• The Living Hope Farm #1, a 35.60-acre crop farm

• The Robert Jr. and Christine Baggit farm, a 127.16-acre crop farm
• The Larry and Elizabeth Kemmerer farm, a 98.44-acre crop farm
• The Mariann Ulecka farm, a 19.19-acre crop farm

• The David and Barbara Grosvenor farm, a 69.61-acre crop farm

• The Alice, Ed, Frances and Lewis Kepler and Amy Waldron farm, a 204.17-acre crop farm

• The Joseph Pagliarulo farm, a 212.82-acre crop farm